By Sanne Maja Funch Critical journalism about the HPV vaccine is a battleground with reporters and the drug company Sanofi Pasteur MSD each in their own corner of the ring. While journalists are talking about a company that controls the angles and spreads fear among the sources; the drug company believes that journalism is so […]
The Vaccine Safety Debate: Journalism or Propaganda?
By Norma Erickson When it comes to the debate surrounding vaccine safety, efficacy and need, fair and balanced journalism may be a thing of the past. In the 1920’s, American Philosopher John Dewey believed journalists should do more than simply pass on information. The Principles of Journalism for the 21st century clearly state that journalism’s […]
Allegations of Fraud Against Merck: What Happened to Investigative Journalism?
[SaneVax: Traditional journalists need to understand the allegations of fraud against Merck have nothing to do with being pro- or anti-vaccine. It is simply allegations of corporate fraud. If the product they produced were an automobile, or child’s toy journalists would fall all over themselves to be the first to investigate the allegations. Medical consumers the […]
